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FLORIDAGULF COASTUNIVERSITYDiscoverThe FGCU Effect2019-20

Your success isour top priorityAt FGCU, we measuresuccess one studentat a time.Each individual matters. Your classes aresmall and professors know your name.We call what happenshere The FGCU Effect.What that means for students is thatyour life will change dramatically. Youwill become part of a thriving, diverseuniversity, where learning is not aspectator sport. This lush campus willserve as your living laboratory, a place torevel in nature and discover yourself.Students describe theirexperiences here astransformative andinspirational.And, like our mascot, the eagle,you will grow into a confidentindividual, ready to spread yourwings and achieve your dreams.STUDENT TOTEACHER RATIO22:1Take a deeper lookFGCU is known for its abundance of nature. Butthat’s not all that comes to life here. Download theZappar app and hold your smartphone over theimages marked with the symbol featured here. Be among the first to experiencethe new augmented reality featuring FGCU flora, fauna and a few surprises.

At the end of the day,the professors just reallywant you to succeedhere in whatever waypossible. They will stayafter hours for you tokeep up and help youget that A.”Adrian UrquiolaPublic Health, Spring 2020

After classes,head to the great outdoors.Learn where you live.Sure, you’ll hit the books. But you’ll also hit the trailsand, most likely, the water, too. Learning takes placein all sorts of places and ways. Our campus and thesurrounding community serve as living laboratorieswhere you can explore and discover.Explore other cultures.Broaden your perspective and your understandingof the world with a study-abroad experience. Choosea week or a summer, a semester or full year on yourown or on a faculty-led trip. These experiences leadto a greater understanding of your own culture aswell and will provide memories that last a lifetime.Journey into the unknown.For some students, research is their passion. Otherswant to travel. Both are possible here. Help catchsharks in the Gulf of Mexico for mercury research.Build a community kiln or a nature trail for aCaribbean village. Teach at-risk children how to reador play musical instruments.Expand your vision.Your experiences will help you to understandyour impact on the world. Programs like UniversityColloquium employ interdisciplinary learning tonurture awareness of the natural world. Servicelearning connects students to the communitybeyond campus. Mentor young minds, build houseswith Habitat for Humanity, feed the hungry or help inhundreds of other ways.Be job ready.Our Career Development staff will help you translateyour educational experiences into valuable job skills.They will help with career planning, resume writing,interview and leadership skills, internships and jobs.That preparation pays off.FGCU RANKSAMONG THETOP 3FLORIDA STATEUNIVERSITIESFOR EMPLOYMENTOF OURGRADUATES

Get involved and learnvaluable life lessons.

Discoversomething new– about yourself.Service-learning uncovers strengths you didn’t knowyou had. When it’s done, you will be a different personfrom the one who started – one who treasures how theact of giving is also a powerful learning experience.Sure, classes, labs and studying take up someserious chunks of time. You are, after all, a collegestudent. But you’ll find that the real world offers somefascinating lessons, too.Service-learning helps you connect with the worldbeyond campus. Choose an organization thatinterests you and invest your time and talents tohelp others.It might be an animal shelter that finds loving homesfor dogs and cats. Or help distribute much-neededfood, clothing and hygiene products to the homeless.Or help build houses for people who need them.3MHOURSThe number of servicelearning hours FGCUstudents have contributedsince the universityopened in 1997.269,000HOURSThe number of hours ofcommunity service FGCUstudents contributedin 2018-19.80HOURSThe number of servicelearning hours everyfreshman and sophomoremust complete beforegraduation.**Students transferring into degree programs as juniors and seniors complete 40 service hours prior to graduation.

Let the fun beginDo something.We don’t sit on the sidelines around here – except,of course, at athletics games and even then, we’recheering our lungs out with our high-spirited andcreatively costumed Dirty Birds fan club. With 15 NCAADivision I athletic teams, we have a lot to cheer about.Pick a club.FGCU offers a choice of 250 clubs and organizationsin which you will find friends with similar interests.Choose from hockey or cosplay, gender equality orlying in a hammock, Quidditch or cake baking. Greeklife thrives too, with 29 fraternities and sororities fromwhich to choose.Join a movement.Whether your cause is social justice, growing foodsustainably or feeling the wind in your hair as youpaddleboard on the campus lake, you are welcometo take part.Get out and about.You don’t have to leave campus to take in a lecture,art show, concert, movie or special event. Want more?A multi-screen movie theater is just down the street,along with two shopping malls.The bottom line:To have a great college experience, get involved.

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Live theFGCU life.If comfort and convenience matterto you, FGCU’s apartment-style livingwill be a great fit. Resident Assistantshelp you make the transition to collegelife and lots of amenities make theliving easy.Here’s what you’ll find livingon campus:} At South Village, five residence hallsfeature suites with two or three singlebedrooms and shared bathrooms.Some have kitchenettes and commonliving areas. A resort-style pool rightoutside promises lots of fun andgames.} Amenities abound, including studyrooms, game rooms, fitness rooms, TVlounges, community kitchens and SoViDining Hall, the all-you-care-to-eatdining location offering a wide array offare including vegan, vegetarian andgluten-free items.} Get acclimated to your newindependent lifestyle with the FirstYear Residential Experience (FYRE).FYRE Fellows offer 40-plus first-yearclasses within the residence halls tohelp you hone your studying and timemanagement skills plus organize funprograms and events.} North Lake Village residentsenjoy apartment living along thelake and beachfront plus boardwalkdining options. The apartmentsaccommodate four people withindividual and two-bedroom units,kitchen, living room and two baths.} Two miles north of campus,upperclassmen can live in threeand four-bedroom apartments inWest Lake Village. A campus shuttleoperates between the complex andcampus.

4,758SOUTH VILLAGE HOUSING OPTIONS2-BEDROOM SINGLEBiscayne, Everglades andPalmetto halls offer twobedroom, single-occupancysuites with split-style bathrooms.3-BEDROOM SINGLEEagle and Osprey halls featurethree-bedroom, single-occupancysuites with a kitchenette, common livingarea and shared bath.All bedrooms are equipped with a height-adjustable, extra-long twin bed, dresser, desk and chair.Eagle and Osprey suites also have three-piece sectional sofas, entertainment centers, end tables,microwaves and full-size refrigerators. Living on campus has added benefits with Xfinity stream,wifi, and streaming movies all without additional costs.STUDENTSLIVING ONCAMPUS

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS Concentrations are listed below degree programs.COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCESAnthropology (B.A.)Art (B.A.)Biochemistry (B.S.)Biology (B.A.)Biology (B.S.)COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CONT’DMusic Education (B.M.E.)**– Choral– InstrumentalFinance (B.S.)– Financial Analysis and Management– Financial ServicesMusic Performance (B.A.)**Management (B.S.)– Instrumental– Piano– Voice– Microbiology– Organismal Biology and Ecology– Pre-Professional BiologyLUTGERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS CONT’D– General Management– Human Resource Management– International Business– Sports ManagementMusic Therapy (B.M.T.)**Philosophy (B.A.)Physics (B.S.)†Political Science (B.A.)Marketing (B.S.)PGA Golf Management (B.S.)**Resort & Hospitality Management (B.S.)Psychology (B.A.)Supply Chain Management (B.S.)Criminal Justice (B.S.)*Sociology (B.A.)Theatre (B.A.)Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Studies (B.A.)Environmental Geology (B.S.)†Environmental Studies (B.A.)COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONMARIEB COLLEGE OF HEALTH& HUMAN SERVICESBiotechnology (B.S.)Chemistry (B.A.)Chemistry (B.S.)Communication (B.A.)– International Relations and Comparative Politics– Law and Politics– Communication Studies– Public Relations– Neuroscience & CognitionDigital Media Design (B.A.)†English (B.A.)– Ecology and Environmental Assessment– Environmental Education– Water Resources Science and ManagementForensic Science (B.S.)Forensic Studies (B.S.)History (B.A.)Integrated Studies (B.A.)Journalism (B.A.)Legal Studies (B.S.)*Marine Science (B.S.)Mathematics (B.A.)Mathematics (B.S.)Music (B.A.)**Child and Youth Studies (B.S.)– Community Engagement– Education StudiesEarly Childhood Education (B.A.)Elementary Education (B.A.)Secondary Biology Education (B.A.)Secondary Mathematics Education (B.A.)Secondary Social Science Education (B.A.)Special Education (B.A.)LUTGERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESSAccounting (B.S.)Analytics and Informatics (B.S.)†Computer Information Systems (B.S.)– Computer ProgrammingSCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIPClinical Laboratory Science (B.S.)**Exercise Science (B.S.)Health Science (B.S.)*Nursing (B.S.N.)**Public Health (B.S.P.H.)Social Work (B.S.W.)U.A. WHITAKER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGBioengineering (B.S.)Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)Construction Management (B.S.C.M.)Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.)Software Engineering (B.S.)Economics (B.S.)UNDERGRADUATE MINORSAdvertisingAgribusinessAnthropologyArtArt HistoryBioengineeringBiologyChemistryClimate ChangeCommunity Planning& Development– Event Management– Restaurant and Club ManagementComputer InformationSystemsComputer ScienceCreative WritingCritical TheoryEarth & Space vironmental EducationEnvironmental EngineeringFrenchGender StudiesGeologyGermanGlobal StudiesHistoryInterdisciplinary StudiesJournalismLatin American StudiesManagementMarketingMathematicsMedical HumanitiesMedieval & EarlyModern StudiesMuseum StudiesMusicPeace & Social JusticePhilosophyPhysicsPolitical ScienceProfessional SalesPsychologyRace and Ethnic StudiesReal EstateReligious StudiesSociologySpanishStatisticsSupply Chain ManagementTheatreWorld Literature* Distance learning / ** Limited access / § Partial distance learning / † Pending approval / # Online compressed formatThe information in this document is subject to change without notice.